Online Medical Books for Dilated cardiomyopathy

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2. Dilated cardiomyopathy: Introduction
3. Dilated cardiomyopathy Misdiagnosis
4. Dilated cardiomyopathy Causes
5. Dilated cardiomyopathy Complications
6. Dilated cardiomyopathy Treatments
7. Latest treatments
8. Clinical trials
9. Diagnosis of Dilated cardiomyopathy
10. Dilated cardiomyopathy Overview
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Medical Books Excerpts

Cardiomyopathy*
(A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)

... Dilated Congenital    Familial    Duchenne's muscular dystrophy    Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy ... READ EXCERPTS »

Dilated cardiomyopathy
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Dilated cardiomyopathy results from extensively damaged myocardial muscle fibers. This disorder interferes with myocardial metabolism and grossly dilates all four chambers of the heart, giving the heart a globular appearance and shape. In this disorder, hypertrophy may be present.... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... This primary disease of cardiac muscle, also called idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, is characterized by disproportionate, asymmetrical thickening of the interventricular septum, particularly in the left ventricle’s free wall. In hypertrophic... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Restrictive cardiomyopathy
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Restrictive cardiomyopathy, a disorder of the myocardial musculature, is characterized by restricted ventricular filling (the result of left ventricular hypertrophy) and endocardial fibrosis and thickening. If severe, it’s irreversible. The average survival... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Cardiomyopathy, dilated
(Handbook of Diseases)

... Resulting from extensively damaged myocardial muscle fibers, dilated cardiomyopathy interferes with myocardial metabolism and grossly dilates all four chambers of the heart. This gives the heart a globular appearance. In this disorder, hypertrophy may be present. ... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic
(Handbook of Diseases)

... A primary disease of the cardiac muscle, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is characterized by disproportionate, asymmetric thickening of the interventricular septum in relation to the free wall of the left ventricle (3:1 ratio). With hypertrophic... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »

Cardiomyopathy, restrictive
(Handbook of Diseases)

... A disorder of the myocardial musculature, restrictive cardiomyopathy is characterized by restricted ventricular filling (the result of left ventricular hypertrophy) and endocardial fibrosis and thickening. If severe, it’s irreversible. ... READ EXCERPTS »

Cardiomyopathy
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

... Nelangi Pinto, MD Cardiomyopathy - BASICS Cardiomyopathy - description Cardiomyopathy is defined as a disease of the heart muscle which results in impaired function (systolic, diastolic, or both). It is divided into 3 main... Cardiomyopathy - DIAGNOSIS ... Cardiomyopathy - TREATMENT ... Cardiomyopathy - FOLLOW UP ... Cardiomyopathy - bibliography ... Cardiomyopathy - CODES ... Cardiomyopathy - FAQ ... READ EXCERPTS »

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